“She was a big supporter of Macmillan and like her I think these people do a fantastic job.”

This year Macmillan estimates that over 220,000 people across the UK will register to hold a coffee morning, with over 5 million cups of coffee and 12 million slices of cake due to be consumed.

A Macmillan spokesman said: “With 2.5 million people currently living with cancer, this year Macmillan needs more people than ever to get involved. Every cup of coffee bought, cake baked and laugh shared at a coffee morning helps Macmillan to continue to providing vital services and support to ensure no one faces cancer alone.”

Events in Hyndburn include:

Jubiilee Works, 52 Blackburn Road, Church, on September 25 from 8am

Interval Cafe, Accrington and Rossendale College, September 25 from 9.30am.

NLTG, the Old Bakery, Grange Lane, Accrington on September 25 from 9.30am.

Scaitcliffe House, Accrington on September 25 from 10.30am

Balmoral Road, Accrington on September 25 from 10.30am

Dukes Brow, James Avenue, Great Harwood on September 25 from 2.30pm

Park Crescent, Fern Gore, Accrington on September 25 from 11am

Contact Centre, 1st Floor, Town Hall on September 25 from 11.30am

St John’s Stonefold School, Rising Bridge on September 25 from 9am

The Civic Arts Centre, Oswaldtwislte on September 25 from 10am

Arthur Wilson Centre across from Clayton Library (Clayton Library Knit and Natter Group) on September 25 from 12noon